Temple's shelter offers free November adoptions to veterans and service members
Heart to Home's Paws for Heroes program waives adoption fees in November for veterans and active-duty service members who show proof of service.
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Temple's shelter is offering free adoptions in November to veterans and active-duty service members through Heart to Home's Paws for Heroes program, KCEN reported. Adopters show proof of service, and the usual fee is waived.
The offer covers November. It is a fee waiver for eligible adopters, not a count of animals that have already gone home, and the shelter still makes the match.
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The animal shelter in Temple, Texas, is waiving adoption fees in November for veterans and people on active duty. The program is called Paws for Heroes, from a group called Heart to Home. Someone who wants to adopt shows proof of service, and the fee is free for that month. A fee waiver means the usual charge to adopt is not collected. It does not mean every animal has already gone home. The offer runs through November, and the shelter still matches pets with people who can care for them.
- What is an adoption fee, and why would a shelter drop it for some people?
- What does proof of service mean?
- Why limit a free-adoption offer to one month?
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